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Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821

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Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821

Irish gentleman in Croftons whisky and beer bar in Dublin prison, 1821. Bankrupt Brian Boru with his friends in the taproom drinking with criminals and debtors. The Tap in Sheriffs Prison. Handcoloured engraving from Pierce Egans Real Life in Ireland, or the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles, and Sprees, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney, of Brian Boru Esq. and his Elegant Friend Sir Shawn O Dogherty, published by William Evans, London, 1829

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1821 Bankrupt Blake Blarney Blunders Bodderation Boru Brian Bulls Cell Comedy Debtors Dublin Egan Gaol Gentleman Georgian Hearth Inmate Introducing Introduction Odogherty Paddy Pierce Prison Rambles Real Regency Rovings Satire Shawn Sheriffs Sprees Swan Whisky Exciseman


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This intriguing handcoloured engraving, titled 'Irish gentleman in Crofton's whisky and beer bar in Dublin prison, 1821,' offers a glimpse into the colorful and unconventional social scene of Dublin's Sheriffs Prison during the Regency era. The image captures a group of men gathered around a cozy hearth in the prison taproom, known as 'The Tap.' Among them is the bankrupt Irish gentleman, Brian Boru, dressed in fine attire, with a pipe in hand and a mug of whisky in front of him. Boru, a man of apparent means, is seen in the company of criminals and debtors, including the one-legged Captain Blake and Sir Shawn O'Dogherty, who is depicted with a swag bag and a bottle of liquor. The scene is set in Crofton's whisky and beer bar, a notorious watering hole within the prison walls. The engraving, taken from Pierce Egan's 'Real Life in Ireland,' published in 1829, is a satirical illustration of the day and night scenes, rovings, rambles, and sprees that took place in the prison. The image is filled with humor and comedy, as evidenced by the exciseman in the background, who is shown trying to sneak a drink from a hidden flask. The engraving is a fascinating snapshot of life in Dublin Prison during the Georgian era, a time when social norms were turned upside down, and the lines between the respectable and the criminal blurred. The image invites us to ponder the complexities of Irish society during this period and the unexpected friendships that could form even in the most unlikely of places.

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